A Monster Capable of Conquering the Ninja World?

Hokage Office

"Moryo is an immortal, indestructible demon. Many years ago, someone utilized Moryo's power to create an Undead Army, intending to conquer the entire Ninja World.

"Back then, the first Shrine Maiden of the Land of Demons stepped forward and sacrificed her own life to seal Moryo, putting an end to that catastrophe."

Sarutobi Hiruzen slowly recounted the situation in the Land of Demons: "Now, the current Shrine Maiden, Miroku, has sent a distress letter: 'Someone is helping Moryo incite an uprising, intending to endanger the entire Ninja World once again. I request assistance from Konoha.'

"I hereby announce that this mission will be led by Chiba Genichi's team, with Minato Namikaze's team providing support. You are to complete this joint operation."

Minato Namikaze wore a worried expression: "Lord Hokage, the matter of Moryo sounds far from simple. Isn't it too dangerous to involve these newly graduated children?"

Hearing this, the Third Hokage smiled before replying: "Don't worry, Minato. The sealing of Moryo is to be performed by the Shrine Maiden herself. She possesses a sealing technique specifically designed to counter Moryo. Your mission is essentially to ensure the Shrine Maiden's safety and handle auxiliary tasks."

After speaking, the Third Hokage handed the mission scroll to Genichi and instructed: "There is one more thing you must be aware of. The Land of Demons is located in a remote area, and because of the Shrine Maiden and Moryo, it has remained isolated from the world, long recognized as a neutral nation in the Ninja World. Given this disaster, the Shrine Maiden may also be seeking help from other major ninja villages.

"The current situation in the Ninja World is becoming increasingly tense. You must demonstrate the style and strength of our Konoha, but at the same time, avoid conflicts with ninjas from other major powers. Do not give them any excuse to launch a war."

Genichi felt speechless at the classic "do everything but don't do anything" directive, but he still took the scroll and said: "Mission guaranteed!"

The situation was urgent. Genichi and Minato took Might Guy, Shizune, Kurenai Yuhi, Kakashi, Obito Uchiha, and Rin Nohara—six in total—and after replenishing their ninja tools and supplies, they departed from Konoha.

To avoid causing disputes between major powers, the two leaders decided to travel along the border, passing through the Land of Rain, the Land of Birds, and the Land of Bears before finally arriving at the Land of Demons.

While resting by a lake, Genichi asked: "How is it? Crossing so many countries on your first mission outside the village and working with other major ninja villages—are you all nervous?"

Forget about being nervous; Kurenai Yuhi was completely numb.

Previously, Teacher Genichi had said: "The mission itself isn't important; focus on teamwork during execution, and improve your chakra control through water-walking and tree-climbing training." He had arranged for the three of them to do simple D-rank tasks.

Kurenai had mastered those skills long ago and was bored, constantly thinking about when she could perform a C-rank mission to travel outside the village.

I never expected my first time leaving the village to be such a high-difficulty S-rank mission. It would be more appropriate for my father to be here, Kurenai sighed inwardly.

Rin was also worried: "Will this mission be very dangerous?"

Genichi comforted her: "Don't worry too much, Rin. Do you remember the three rules of medical ninjas? Just make sure you and Shizune stay safe during the mission."

"Yeah, don't be afraid. I'll protect you too," Obito patted his chest, guaranteeing: "This mission is the first step for the great Obito to become famous in the Ninja World and become Hokage!"

"Heh, idiot," came Kakashi's immediate retort.

"Kakashi, you guy!"

For some reason, Kakashi could always easily break Obito's composure.

Seeing this, Genichi smiled lightly: "Heh, you're all certainly full of energy. As a reward for this mission, whoever performs the best will receive an extra reward: one of my self-created ninjutsu.

"Either the Rasengan or the Chidori. The Rasengan has no elemental requirements, while the Chidori is a Lightning Release technique."

"Is that the 'Rasengan'?" Shizune whispered in surprise.

Genichi: "Shizune, why are you so surprised?"

"Uh, well, ever since Nawaki lost to Teacher Genichi, he hasn't seemed to accept it. He's been wanting to wash away his shame," Shizune explained.

"For a while, I saw him constantly playing with water balloons. After I asked him several times, he finally said, 'I'm finally about to research that guy Genichi's strongest trump card. With this, I will definitely be able to take my revenge.'

"Then I asked Lady Tsunade, and she told me that the Rasengan is an A-rank ninjutsu without hand seals recorded in the Scroll of Seals. If chakra nature transformation is added later, its power can even reach the standard of an S-rank forbidden technique."

Genichi: "A trump card? Heh, Nawaki is still as naive as ever. An enemy defeated by me is no longer considered a rival. I give him time to catch up, until he is nowhere to be seen."

Hearing this, Obito grew excited again. The Uchiha bloodline of posturing was gradually awakened. He felt like he had grasped something key, but upon closer thought, it was nothing at all.

"To let you understand these two ninjutsu more intuitively, I will demonstrate them briefly." Saying this, Genichi stood up and walked to the shore.

Without any hand seals, a pale blue sphere of chakra suddenly appeared in Genichi's hand. As he made a throwing motion, the "Rasengan" flew toward the middle of the lake.

Under everyone's expectant gazes, the "Rasengan" grew smaller and smaller until it vanished in mid-air.

"What the! Isn't that nothing? The ninjutsu release fail..." the impatient Obito was deeply disappointed.

"Boom!" As Genichi snapped his fingers, water splashed across the lake, followed by a massive explosion that cut off Obito's words.

"An invisible ninjutsu, that's so cool!!!" Seeing this, Obito jumped up in excitement. If he could use such a ninjutsu in front of Rin, how cool would he be!

"So youthful! The Rasengan... even though I don't think I can learn it, I will still work hard. Teacher Genichi, please keep watching me!" Guy also became fired up.

"Shhh-shhh-shhh." Without Genichi forming any hand seals, a cluster of lightning gathered on his right hand:

"I added some lightning-attribute chakra to the 'Rasengan' from before, which is why it could turn invisible. Now, this is the 'Chidori'. It normally requires hand seals, but once you are proficient, you can release it without them."

Genichi had been able to release some ninjutsu without hand seals for a long time, but he still maintained the habit of using them. After all, hand seals helped mobilize the chakra within the body, making the released ninjutsu faster and more powerful.

However, since this was a teaching session, doing it without seals would look cooler.

"High-density lightning-attribute chakra produces the sound of a thousand birds chirping; that is the origin of the name 'Chidori'."

As Genichi spoke, he condensed the Chidori and released it with a "shhh" sound, using the Chidori: Sharp Spear to slice two large trees by the lake in half:

"'Chidori' can maximize the user's speed. It can also be condensed on a ninja blade to increase lethality, or released at a single point like this to strike from a distance."

Seeing the "Chidori," Kakashi's eyes filled with envy, and he felt a deep longing. For some reason, this technique felt like it was tailor-made for him; even the sound was so pleasant. The "shhh-shhh-shhh" sound echoed in Kakashi's mind for a long time.

The Chidori, I will take it, Kakashi looked at his competitors, feeling that as a Chunin, he had this in the bag.

"The Rasengan, can medical ninjas like me and Shizune learn it too?" Rin asked.

When she was young, Rin had decided to become a medical ninja after witnessing the cruelty of war, wanting to save comrades injured on the battlefield.

But if she could master some offensive ninjutsu, it would be a great help for both battlefield survival and covering her teammates.

Genichi affirmed: "Of course, and it will be even easier to learn. The Rasengan only involves changes in chakra form; it tests a ninja's chakra control ability, which is something medical ninjas are often good at. However, the final power of the ninjutsu is still determined by the amount of chakra you use."

Kurenai clenched her hand, cheering herself on internally. She also wanted to learn the Rasengan. Although she had already mastered a few genjutsu, she still lacked a decisive offensive move in combat.